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Broiled Clams with Garlic and Ginger

Though far from local at least where I live clams have been a welcome treat at our dinner table. They’re rich in vitamin B12 and iron and they taste delicious. I’m accustomed to eating clams with lemon, parsley and butter but this Asian-inspired dish is a nice, luxuriously flavorful alternative. I serve these with Tamari-Sesame Dipping Sauce spooned over them.

broiled clams with garlic and ginger

By Jenny
Published: January 28, 2008

Though far from local at least where I live clams have been a welcome treat at our dinner table. They're rich in vitamin B12 and iron …

Ingredients

About 12-14 Fresh Clams

3 Carrots

1/4 of a Yellow Onion

1 Piece of Ginger

3 Garlic Cloves

Scallions if you have some (I didn’t)

Instructions

Give those clams a good washing in your sink and scrub their shells to remove the grit and grime of the seabed.

Now cut off the peel of your ginger so your ginger is a nice, smooth rectangle.

And mince your ginger. Guess what you’ll do with your onion?

If you guessed Mince it you’re right on. If you didn’t, well, there’s probably not much help for you.

Now put all of those minced veggies into one bowl and admire how pretty it looks. Wouldn’t it look a little nicer with some specks of green? Scallion or cilantro, perhaps? Damn it. I had none. Next time. Next time. There’s always a next time.

Remember those clams? Now it’s time to dump them in some boiling water.

Now remove the top shell because you’ll serve them on the half shell. It’s pretty that way.

Sprinkle the clams with your minced vegetables and set them under the broiler for a minute or two which is just long enough to soften the vegetables a bit and make them fragrant.

About Jenny

Jenny McGruther is a wife, mother and cooking instructor specializing in real and traditional foods. She started Nourished Kitchen in 2007. Her work has been featured on CNN, the Globe & Mail, the Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post and WebMD. You can find her first book, The Nourished Kitchen features more than 160 wholesome, traditional foods recipes.

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